Bandits in the Roman Empire: Myth and Reality

by Grunewald Thomas and Thomas Grunewald

This wide-ranging and informative survey of 'outsider' groups in the Roman Empire will contribute greatly to our understanding of Roman social history.

Examining men such as as Viriatus, Tacfarinus, Maternus and Bulla Felix, who were called latrones after clashing with the imperial authorities, special attention is given to perhaps the best-known 'bandit' of all, Spartacus, and to those who impersonated the emperor Nero after his death...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415486815
• ISBN13: 9780415486811
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"